Strikes hit German airports as public sector pushes for higher pay
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s main airports were hit by a strike on Thursday morning, as public sector workers expanded industrial action to put more pressure on the government in pay talks.
U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on North Korea missile launch
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council will hold closed-door consultations on Thursday to discuss a possible condemnation of North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches, U.N. diplomats said.
Iran fuel price hikes will be big test for Rouhani
ANKARA (Reuters) – Looming fuel price rises in Iran will be the first major test of President Hassan Rouhani’s ability to retain public support in the face of attacks from his hardline rivals.
Lebanese army officer shot dead in northern city of Tripoli: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese army officer was shot dead in the country’s second city of Tripoli during fighting between rival sects on Thursday, a security source and state media said.
Kandahar, cradle of Afghan insurgency, torn by tribal rivalry ahead of vote
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Growing violence in the southern province of Kandahar ahead of Afghanistan’s presidential election next week highlights a rift between Pashtun tribes that could tip the country back into civil war.
As Kiev looks West, Putin turns east to build Eurasian dream
ALMATY (Reuters) – With his biggest prize escaping his grasp in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is likely to turn to the autocrats of Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev, to further his aim of erecting a Eurasian Union of former Soviet…
India asks Australia to return two Hindu statues believed stolen
SYDNEY (Reuters) – India has formally requested two Australian art galleries to return two ancient statues of the Hindu god Shiva after it emerged the artefacts might have been looted from temples before being bought by the galleries several years ago….
Nepal plans free SIM cards to help hikers in distress
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal plans to distribute free SIM cards to trekkers visiting remote areas alone, officials said on Thursday, after several foreign hikers were attacked or went missing in recent years.
Villager stabs seven people in southern China: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese man stabbed at seven fellow villagers in southern Guangxi province on Thursday, seriously injuring a four-year-old boy and a woman, state news agency Xinhua said.
Retrial for Japanese man said to be world’s longest-serving death row inmate
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese court on Thursday ordered the release and a retrial of an ageing prisoner accused of murder who served on death row for over 30 years, amid doubts about the evidence used to convict him.
